Allan, Ontario (1891 census)
Allan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 317. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260687. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.899°N, 82.348°W.
Population
In 1891, Allan had a population of 317: 169 male and 148 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 305 |
| 1891 | 317 |
| 1911 | 215 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Unorganized territory—Ter. non-organisé, 1901 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Allan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 317 total population, 169 males, 148 females, 87 married persons, 55 families, 47 married males, 40 married females, 8 widowed persons, 5.70 average size of families, 5 widowed males, 3 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 222 single persons under 18, 117 single males under 18, 105 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 317 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 52 houses, 52 houses built of wood, 52 occupied houses, 32 houses of 1 story, 20 houses of 2 stories, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 18,155 pounds of homemade butter, 9,718 acres of land in farms, 7,260 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,950 bushels of peas, 4,094 bushels of oats, 4,025 bushels of potatoes, 3,200 bushels of turnips, 2,458 acres of improved land in farms, 2,103 bushels of spring wheat, 2,072 acres of farmland under crops, 1,611 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,364 chickens, 1,126 tons of hay, 855 acres of hay crops, 447 sheep, 358 acres of farmland in pasture, 306 other cattle, 278 bushels of rye, 228 swine slaughtered or sold, 215 swine, 213 bushels of barley, 211 acres of wheat, 198 acres of oats, 180 milk cows, 121 sheep slaughtered or sold, 115 cattle killed or sold, 63 occupants of farms, 61 farm occupants who own their land, 57 geese, 50 bushels of winter wheat, 50 horses aged over 3 years, 40 oxen, 32 horses aged 3 years and under, 31 acres of potatoes, 29 turkeys, 28 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 27 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 23 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 14 bushels of buckwheat, 13 acres of barley, 13 ducks, 10 acres of turnips, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 bushels of beans, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046044— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON054002_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260687
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Allan, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/allan-on046044-1891/.